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Although I wanted life in prison, It was left in the jury's hands and I dont care either way. Lee got justice! Miss you so much baby. I miss you so much! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

Words cannot express how happy I am that my husband got justice. Love you Babe! I knw you were with me in the courtroom today. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

I do not mind my taxes going up. They are always going to up anyways. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

WASHINGTON – The government is taking what President Barack Obama calls "a long overdue step" to aid veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, making it easier for them receive federal benefits. The changes that Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki will announce Monday fulfill "a solemn responsibility to provide our veterans and wounded warriors with the care and benefits they've earned when they come home," Obama said in his weekly radio and online address Saturday. The new rules will apply not only to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but also those who served in previous conflicts. No longer will veterans have to prove what caused their illness. Instead, they would have to show that the conditions surrounding the time and place of their service could have contributed to their illness. "I don't think our troops on the battlefield should have to take notes to keep for a claims application," the president said. "And I've met enough veterans to know that you don't have to engage in a firefight to endure the trauma of war." Veterans advocates and some lawmakers have argued that it sometimes could be impossible for veterans to find records of a firefight or bomb blast. They also have contended that the old rules ignored other causes of PTSD, such as fearing a traumatic event even if it doesn't occur. That could discriminate against female troops prohibited from serving on front lines and against other service members who don't experience combat directly. "This is a long overdue step," Obama said. "It's a step that proves America will always be here for our veterans, just as they've been there for us. We won't let them down. We take care of our own." A study last year by the RAND Corp. think tank estimated that nearly 20 percent of returning veterans, or 300,000, have symptoms of PTSD or major depression. A senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs said the agency doesn't expect the number of veterans receiving benefits for PTSD to rise dramatically, as most veterans with legitimate applications for benefits do eventually get claims. The goal is simply to make the claims process less cumbersome and time-consuming, said the official, who would speak only on condition of anonymity ahead of the VA's announcement. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

Pat did you get my message? Did you talk to Neal? Love ya! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

I may be able to be there that weekend. That is the weekend before Lee's trial so I will be back on the east coast in Florida. It would be nice to see everyone. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

Crater Lake, OR Awesome looking lake! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

I know its been over 2 years. But sometimes I feel like it was yesterday. I think about Lee allllllllll the time. Miss you baby! Pat, Mike, Lisa.......love you! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

Andy.........stop leaving yourself logged in. This is the second time in a couple weeks! miss you![/:P] ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

just keep on trucking. I lost my best friend/husband 2 years ago. Not one day goes by when I dont think about him. you need to read the book "Don't kiss them goodbye" by Alisson something...... I think it will make u feel better. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

Happy b-day you old fart!

I posted on FB too. Miss you honey! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

Yay! I am almost 100% sure I will be able to make it! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

So true! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

I was at work thinking about this and my memory came up of the first time I went to bed in our trailor that we kept at the farm. and I realized he was never going to lay next to me again. I cried the whole night. I miss him so much. But I know he is with us all. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

I'm sorry.............. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

That Turtle had an aero dynamic shell! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

hope you are doing ok dear ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

Thanks Mum. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

I actually thought it would be father away. This was a surprise. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

For those of you who would like an update: The trial has been scheduled for the week of June 23rd, 2010. If anything changes I will let you know. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/09/26-0 That was damn funny! ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla

It was wonderfull last year. I little chilly at night....but not bad. ----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla